China Law Blog on Social Media

When we first started this blog we would fairly often get hundreds of comments on one post. With the changes in how so many of you actually see our posts and the importance of social media, those days are over. Or at least they have diversified.

As part of that diversification, we have ramped up what we do on social media as well. we started a China Law Blog Group on Linkedin to create a spam-free forum for China networking, information, and discussion. That group is always growing at it is now has more than 11,500 members and the number and quality of our discussions keep rising as well.

We have had some great discussions, as evidenced both by the numbers (we’ve had discussions with 50-100 comments) and on their substance. Our discussions range from the practical (“why is it so difficult to do business in China” or ”what do I need to do to get my Chinese counterparty to follow my contract) to the ethereal (“when will we know China is taking innovation seriously”).

The group has a large contingent of members who live and work and do business in China and a large contingent of members who do business with China from the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and other countries in Asia. Some of our members are China lawyers, but the overwhelming majority are not. We have senior personnel (both China attorneys and executives) from large and small companies and a whole host of junior personnel as well. We have professors and we have students. These mixes help elevate, enliven, and enlighten the discussions.

What I think truly separates us from most (all?) of the other China groups on Linked, however, is how we block anything and everything that even smacks of spam. We have become so proficient at not allowing spam to see the light of day that hardly anyone even tries to sneak anything past us anymore.

If you want to learn more about doing business in China or with China, if you want to discuss China law or business, or if you want to network with others doing China law or business, I urge you to check out our China Law Blog Group on Linkedin and join up. The more people in our group, the better the discussions. Click here and join us!

Our China Law Blog Facebook page also just keeps on growing and it now has more than 19,000 likes/followers. We use that page to go a “bit wild” because there is no massive government there to restrain us. That page deals with China law, sure, but it also deals with politics, tourism, food and fashion, business, culture, language, and just about anything else China-related. Our goal with that page is to educate and entertain. Please check out our Facebook page too, by clicking here.

And last and least, after a three-year hiatus, I went back on Twitter and I even occasionally post there as well, especially to promote our own firm’s China and international events. Click here for that.

Dan Harris is internationally regarded as a leading authority on legal matters related to doing business in China and in other emerging economies in Asia. Forbes Magazine, Business Week, Fortune Magazine, BBC News, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Economist, CNBC, The New York Times, and many other major media players, have looked to him for his perspective on international law issues.

About China Law Blog

We will be discussing the practical aspects of Chinese law and how it impacts business there. We will be telling you what works and what does not and what you as a businessperson can do to use the law to your advantage. Our aim is to assist businesses already in China or planning to go into China, not to break new ground in legal theory or policy.